Need to arrange capital soon

(Baonghean) -The Cleaner Production Program implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization - UNIDO with funding from DANIDA has been implemented since 1998, focusing on a number of industries such as paper, textile - dyeing, food (seafood and beer processing), construction materials and metal processing with over 130 enterprises in 28 provinces and cities, including Nghe An.

The initial results have brought economic and environmental benefits through saving raw materials, energy, chemicals, water, and reducing waste in production. From 2007 to 2011, in our province, there were 10 units participating in the cleaner production demonstration project in industry from funding sources sponsored through the CPI program (Denmark). The Department of Industry and Trade has coordinated with the Center for Cleaner Production to organize 12 seminars, 3 training courses and many other propaganda pages on cleaner production.

In 2008, with financial support from the Industrial Cleaner Production Project and the Nghe An Department of Industry and Trade, Song Con Sugarcane Joint Stock Company participated in the Cleaner Production Project. The company, together with the Vietnam Cleaner Production Center, evaluated and implemented cleaner production solutions. Through the survey and evaluation of the Vietnam Cleaner Production Center, 30 solutions were consulted and proposed, of which the company invested about 6.8 billion VND in the solutions and has so far implemented 25 solutions.

Notably, among the 30 proposed solutions, there is a solution to "use sludge as biofertilizer", because the company's sludge production process is quite large, about 64 tons/day. The company's leaders said: The company has invested in a mechanized biofertilizer production workshop to implement this solution, with an estimated investment of about 2.2 billion VND, according to calculations, the benefits are 2.163 billion VND/year and the payback period will be only 13 months. Thanks to determining the right investment direction, the above sludge treatment solution has completely solved the long-standing sludge waste in the factory premises, reducing the intensity of heavy labor for workers.

Production at Yen Thanh cassava factory causes environmental pollution.

Or at Trung Do Granite Brick Factory under Trung Do Construction Company with a capacity of 3,500,000m2 of bricks/year and raw material usage of over 505 tons/day. Therefore, the biggest problem that the factory is concerned about is consuming a huge amount of electricity, polluting the surrounding environment through exhaust gas, dust, wastewater and solid waste.

Faced with this situation, the Company approached the Industrial Cleaner Production Project to implement and apply cleaner production solutions for its enterprise. Through the consultation of the Vietnam Cleaner Production Center, 29 solutions were proposed, of which the solution "Investing in renovating the regulating pond and sludge suction and pressing system in wastewater to recirculate and reuse water and raw materials" was noted. The implementation cost for this solution is more than 7 billion VND, the benefit gained each year is 2,182 million VND and the payback period is 3 years and 3 months.

According to calculations, with this solution, the amount of solid waste collected and reused is 14.84 tons/day, equivalent to 1,958 million VND/year, the amount of raw materials collected from dust is 1.458 tons/day, equivalent to 192 million VND/year and the amount of raw materials collected from wastewater is 14.93 tons/day, equivalent to 1,971 million VND/year.

The implementation of CP in enterprises in the province in recent times has shown its effectiveness. Most enterprises when applying CP have reduced the amount of waste by 20% -30%. That has positively impacted the economic benefits of enterprises, reduced environmental pollution and increased sustainability in production and business...
However, at the end of 2011, the CP Component in Nghe An was dissolved. According to Mr. Nguyen Hong Phong, Director of the Industrial Promotion Center (Department of Industry and Trade), many enterprises in the province are currently eager to access this program but do not have financial support.

In the action plan for applying cleaner production in industry in the province for the period 2009-2013, the Provincial People's Committee considered allocating environmental career funds and science and technology career funds to support, maintain and implement cleaner production activities. However, in reality, the above capital sources have not been allocated, making it difficult to operate. Therefore, allocating capital to implement cleaner production programs in industry is necessary. For businesses and companies, it is necessary to proactively grasp and apply this program, because in addition to environmental efficiency, it also brings economic efficiency and cost savings...

Pham Bang